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1、2021甘肃职称英语考试模拟卷（7）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.AflexibleBreasonableCterribleDserious 2.The doctors did not reveal the truth to him.AdiscloseBhideChandleDestablish 3.He tried to assemble his thoughts.A

2、clearBshareCgatherDspare 4.Theyre petitioning for better facilities for the disabled on public transport.AplanningBpreparingCrequestingDlooking 5.Living History at Jamestown Settlement A woman in Native American clothes is sitting in the sun, sewing address form animal skin, Inside a building, a col

3、onist is making a wooden chair, using very simple tools. This is all around, tourists are taking pictures with their digital（数码的）cameras. This is Jamestown settlement today. Jamestown, Virginia, was one of the first place in the word where people form Europe, American, and Africa came together in 16

4、08. Today, it is a living history museum, where children and adults come to experience history. In a living history museum, actors wear clothes and adults form the past and demonstrate many of the activities of daily life back then. The actor also talk to the visitors and explain everything they do.

5、 At a living history museum, there are always many things to touch, hear, and smell. Visitors at Jamestown settlement can walk through copies of the three small sailing ships that carried colonists to Virginia and even lie down in a colonists bed! The colonists stayed on the crowed, dangerous ships

6、for more than four months. When they got to Virginia, they built an area of houses with a high wall around it. In todays fort（堡垒）, you can see houses, a church, and even a garden with foods that the colonists ate. Women in long dresses work inside their homes, and visitor can help them with their se

7、wing and cooking. There is also an Indian Village at Jamestown settlement, and it looks very different from the fort. It shows how the Indians lived in long houses and grew corn and other crops in large fields. Actors there make pottery（陶器）and teach visitors how to play Indian games. You can even he

8、lp them make an India boat form a tree! Today, the living history museum of Jamestown is very popular, especially with children and families. People come here to have fun, but also to learn. Many school classes visit to experience old ways of getting things done. A living history museum is the best

9、way to understand how people lived in the past.Tourists like to take pictures in Jamestown Settlement today.ARightBWrongCNot mentioned 6.Why Buy Shade-Grown Coffee When people argue about whether coffee is good for health, theyre usually thinking of the health of the coffee drinker. Is it food for y

10、our heart Does it increase blood pressure Does it help you concentrate However, coffee affects the health of the human population in other ways, too. Traditionally, coffee bushes were planted under the canopy（树冠）of taller indigenous（土生土长的）trees. However, more and more farmers in Latin America are de

11、foresting the land to grow full-sun coffees. At first, this increases production because more coffee bushes can be planted if there arent any trees. With increased production come increased profits. Unfortunately, deforesting for coffee production immediately decreases local-wildlife habitat. Native

12、 birds nest and hide from predators（捕食者）in the tall trees and migrating birds rest there. Furthermore, in the long term, the full-sun method also damages the ecosystem because more chemical fertilizers and pesticides are needed to grow the coffee. The fertilizers and pesticides kill insects that eat

13、 coffee plant, but then the birds eat the poisoned insects and also die. The chemicals kill or sicken other animals as well, and can even enter the water that people will eventually drink. Fortunately, farmers in Central and South America are beginning to grow more coffee bushes in the shade. We can

14、 support these farmers by buying coffee with such labels as shade grown and bird friendly. Sure, these varieties might cost a little more. But were paying for the health of the birds, the land, ourselves, and the planet. I think its worth it.What is the main idea of this passageAFarmers are changing

15、 the way they grow coffee.BCoffee is becoming more expensive to produce.CShade-grow coffee is more expensive than sun-grow coffee.DPeople should buy shade-grown coffee. 7.Teaching Is One of the Least Popular Jobs in the UK 1）The UK government has just published a report on the future of secondary-sc

16、hool teaching (pupils aged 11-16), and the conclusion of the report is that many secondary schools now face great difficulties in finding people who want to be teachers, Since the 1980s, the number of graduates who say they would seriously consider teaching as a career has fallen sharply, from 64% i

17、n 1982 to just 17% today. The report suggests that urgent action needs to be taken in order to encourage more intelligent young graduates into teaching. 2）The main drawback of secondary teaching, according to the report, is the low salary. Earnings in teaching are much lower than in many other jobs,

18、 and this means that fewer and fewer young people decide to be teachers. Joanne Manners, 24, is a good example: I graduated in maths last year, and I was thinking of doing a teacher-training course to become a maths teacherbut when I looked into the details, it became clear that teaching isn’t

19、 a very lucrative（赚钱的）job these days. I saw I could earn twice as much if I worked in marketing or advertising, and so I decided not to become a teacher. 3）It’s not just about the money, however. The survey concluded that another reason why people don’t want to be teachers is that some t

20、eenagers behave very badly in school. A lot of schools have problems with discipline, and it seems clear that children do not have the same respect for teachers as in the past. Here’s the view of Dave Hallam, an accountant from London: I think parents are to blame. They should have stricter ru

21、les with their children at home and also teach their children to have more respect for teachers. 4）I love teaching; it’s my passion. I’ve been a secondary-school teacher of Spanish for ten years now, and although it’s a very demanding job, it’s very satisfying. When I see my

22、students passing their Spanish exams, or singing along to Spanish pop songs, it makes me feel so proud, says Brian Jones, who works in a secondary school in London. So what does he think the government should do to encourage more people to become teachers My view is that the government should reduce

23、 the burden of work on teachers. I find that I always have too much work to do. 5）The report is clear that the problem of teacher shortage is a very serious one. It says that the government should raise teachers’ pay significantly, to catch up with workers in other professions. It also suggest

24、s that the government could launch a nationwide publicity campaign, with some advertisements on TV and in the newspapers, to show the positive sides of teaching to young people. Another solution could be set a maximum number of hours per week that teachers can work, in order to reduce stress on teac

25、hers. Hopefully, the report concludes, these solutions can improve the poor image of secondary teaching, and increase the number of young people who want to become teachers in the future.Paragraph 2()A.Students’ bad behavior and lack of disciplineB.Improvement of children behaviourC.Heavy work

26、load on teachersD.The problem of low salaryE.A report on teacher shortageF.A nationwide publicity campaign8.Washoe Learned American Sign Language An animal that influenced scientific thought has died. A chimpanzee named Washoe and born in Africa died of natural causes late last month at the age of 4

27、2 at a research center in the American state of Washington. Washoe had become known in the scientific community and around the world for her ability to use American Sign Language. She was said to be the first non-human to learn a human language. Her skills also led to debate about primates and their

28、 ability to understand language. Research scientists Allen and Beatrix Gardner began teaching Washoe sign language in 1966.In 1969, the Gardners described Washoes progress in a scientific report. The people who experimented with Washoe said she grew to understand about 250 words. For example, Washoe

29、 made signs to communicate when it was time to eat. She could request foods like apples and bananas. She also asked questions like, Who is coming to play Once the news about Washoe spread, many language scientists began studies of their own into this new and exciting area of research. The whole dire

30、ction of primate research changed. However, critics argued Washoe only learned to repeat sign language movements from watching her teachers. They said she had never developed true language skills. Even now, there are some researchers who suggest that primates learn sign language only by memory, and

31、perform the signs only for prizes. Yet Washoes keepers disagree. Roger Fouts is a former student of the Gardners. He took Washoe to a research center in Ellensburg, Washington. There, Washoe taught sign language to three younger chimpanzees, which are still alive. Scientists like private researcher

32、Jane Goodall believe Washoer provided new information about the mental workings of chimpanzees. Today,there are not as many scientists studying language skills with chimps. Part of the reason is that this kind of research takes a very long time. Debate continues about chimps understanding of human c

33、ommunication. Yet, one thing is sure-Washoe changed popular ideas about the possibilities of animal intelligence.The Gardners experiment with Washoe_.Abegan in 1969.Bwon a big prize.Clasted three yearsDinfluenced primate research 9.Living History at Jamestown Settlement A woman in Native American cl

34、othes is sitting in the sun, sewing address form animal skin, Inside a building, a colonist is making a wooden chair, using very simple tools. This is all around, tourists are taking pictures with their digital（数码的）cameras. This is Jamestown settlement today. Jamestown, Virginia, was one of the firs

35、t place in the word where people form Europe, American, and Africa came together in 1608. Today, it is a living history museum, where children and adults come to experience history. In a living history museum, actors wear clothes and adults form the past and demonstrate many of the activities of dai

36、ly life back then. The actor also talk to the visitors and explain everything they do. At a living history museum, there are always many things to touch, hear, and smell. Visitors at Jamestown settlement can walk through copies of the three small sailing ships that carried colonists to Virginia and

37、even lie down in a colonists bed! The colonists stayed on the crowed, dangerous ships for more than four months. When they got to Virginia, they built an area of houses with a high wall around it. In todays fort（堡垒）, you can see houses, a church, and even a garden with foods that the colonists ate.

38、Women in long dresses work inside their homes, and visitor can help them with their sewing and cooking. There is also an Indian Village at Jamestown settlement, and it looks very different from the fort. It shows how the Indians lived in long houses and grew corn and other crops in large fields. Act

39、ors there make pottery（陶器）and teach visitors how to play Indian games. You can even help them make an India boat form a tree! Today, the living history museum of Jamestown is very popular, especially with children and families. People come here to have fun, but also to learn. Many school classes vis

40、it to experience old ways of getting things done. A living history museum is the best way to understand how people lived in the past.In Jamestown, people form three difficult cultures came together in 1608.ARightBWrongCNot mentioned 10.Moderate Earthquake Strikes England A moderate earthquake struck

41、 parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power in Kent County. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries. It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride

42、, said the woman. The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel, about 8.5 miles south of Dover and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel. Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. R

43、esidents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds. I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me. said Hendrick van Eck,27,of Canterbury about 60 miles southeast of London. I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier. It

44、felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down. There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Bir

45、mingham. The countrys strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one

46、 in 1580 that caused damage m London and was felt in France. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time before another earthquake struck this part of England. However, people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain sho

47、uld be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.The biggest earthquake took place in Britain _.Ain 1931.Bin 1580.Cin 2002.Din 2007. 11.Saving a City’s Public Art Avoidin

48、g traffic jams in Los Angeles may be impossible, but the city’s colorful freeway murals（壁画）can brighten even the worst commute. Paintings that depict（描述）famous people and historical scenes cover office buildings and freeway walls all across the city. With a collection of more than 2,000 murals, Los Angeles is the unofficial mural capital of the world. But the combination of graffiti（涂鸦）, pollution, and hot sun has left many L.A. murals in terrible condition._（46）In the past, e